There are 10 ways to get from Howrah to Sylhet by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane CCU - ZYL
6h 54m$135–366Train via Darshana Halt
cheapest- Take the train from Sealdah to Gedetrain
- Take the train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandartrain
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
18h 38m$4–46Train
- Take the train from Bidhan Nagar to Bangaon Jntrain
- Take the train from Benapole to Dhakatrain
- Take the train from Dhaka to Sylhettrain
15h 19m$5–39Bus, train
- Take the bus from Howrah Bus stand to New Barackporebus
- Take the train from New Barrackpore to Bangaon Jntrain
- Take the train from Benapole to Dhakatrain
- Take the bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhetbus
15h 48m$9–40Drive 528.3 km
- Drive from Howrah to Sylhetcar 528.3 km
7h 31m$63–90Fly to Silchar Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Silchar Airport (IXS)plane CCU - IXS
- Drive from Silchar Airport (IXS) to Sylhetcar
5h 13m$61–124Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Agartala (IXA)plane CCU - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhettrain
8h$50–75Fly to Umroi Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane CCU - SHL
- Drive from Umroi Airport (SHL) to Sylhetcar
6h 1m$81–254Fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane CCU - GAU
- Take the bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillongbus
- Drive from Shillong to Sylhetcar
8h 32m$76–113Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CCU - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
9h 51m$71–214
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to train which costs $5 - $40 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to fly and drive which takes 5h 13m and costs $60 - $130.
No, there is no direct train from Howrah to Sylhet. However, there are services departing from Bidhan Nagar and arriving at Sylhet via Benapole and Dhaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 19m.
The distance between Howrah and Sylhet is 457 km. The road distance is 528.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Howrah to Sylhet, including transfers.
Howrah to Sylhet train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Bidhan Nagar station.
The best way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $130 - $370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $5 - $40 and takes 15h 19m.
Sylhet is 30 min ahead of Howrah. It is currently 3:41 PM in Howrah and 4:11 PM in Sylhet.
Howrah to Sylhet train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Bangaon Jn station.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Sylhet is 528 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Howrah to Sylhet.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
US-Bangla, IndiGo Airlines, and Novo Air fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vidyasagar Toll Plaza to Sylhet via Ultadanga VIP, Bidhan Nagar, Bangaon Jn, Benapole, and Dhaka in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Umroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Aizawl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Dimapur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- flynovoair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- helitrans.no
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Bidhan Nagar to Bangaon Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from New Barrackpore to Bangaon Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Sealdah to Gede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
Train from Benapole to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–6
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
Train from Dhaka to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S chair
- $3
Train from Benapole to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–6
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
Train from Azampur to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–5
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–9
- S chair
- $3
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- S chair
- $3
Train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–18
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–6
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $3–10
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- AC_B
- $17–18
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- S chair
- $3
- Phone
- +918697733391
- onlinebookingctc@gmail.com
- Website
- wbtconline.in
Bus from Howrah Bus stand to New Barackpore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://wbtconline.in/home
- Phone
- 16460
- support@bdtickets.com
- Website
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
Bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Schedules at
- new.busbd.com.bd
- Book at
- new.busbd.com.bd
- Non AC (E Class)
- $6–8
- AC (B Class)
- $10–16
- Seater
- $6–12
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- info@meghalayatourism.in
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- $3
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